Counterpoint | As the U hikes tuition, it's spending millions on consultants

From union leaders: As the U argues financial hardship, it's added more administrators, adopted then rejected a $15 million slogan, and spent over $23 million on consultants for advice on Fairview neg...

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Soul Searching at Stanford

When threats, betrayal, and ridicule are part of the curriculum.

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Opinion | The U of M is ailing. If only we had a doctor.

The faculty and staff are underpaid, administrators are overpaid, programs are dropping and tuition is rising. The Board of Regents has some things to consider, Scott Laderman writes.

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Why the U of M spent $23 million on health care consultants

The expenditures date to the ill-fated Fairview-Sanford merger. More than half the spending came after the July 2024 arrival of the new president, Dr. Rebecca Cunningham.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Bioethical Responsibilities in 21st Century Crises. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join bioethics and medical experts for a conversation about the need for new bioethical methods and focus to address contemporary problems, including disability and erasure, incarceration and detentio...

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University of Minnesota professor suspended from monkey research after decade of serious problems

Neuroscience professor Geoff Ghose was disciplined for an “overt failure to comply” with rules around working with lab animals.

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Attention to Self and Other: Narrative Medicine in Practice April 17-19, 2026

Join us for a foundational exploration of narrative medicine held virtually online!

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Postdoctoral Associate - Medical Humanities Research Institute - Houston, Texas, United States job with Rice University | 37971486

Job Description About Rice: Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20...

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Hope to Hell, by The Gated Community

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U of Minnesota’s “Leave a Future” Slogan Falls Flat

“Leave a Future,” the University of Minnesota’s new slogan, is leaving an impression—not necessarily a good one.

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Penn Medical Ethics and Health Policy | Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): "Why They Blow the Whistle: Exposing Abuses in Medical Research" - Carl Elliott, MD, PhD

Why They Blow the Whistle: Exposing Abuses in Medical Research   Carl Elliott, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Philosophy University of Minnesota In popular culture, whistleblowers are consci...

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Bioethics and Humanities Research- Assistant Professor - Aurora, Colorado, United States job with University of Colorado System | 37968079

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Department: Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Center for Bioethics and Humanities Job...

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We Asked Tax Experts Everything About Mutual Aid - Racket

Does the IRS want a piece of your fundraising dollars? Here's what we know.

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ICE officers are taking DNA samples from protesters they've arrested

People arrested while protesting ICE say federal agents took samples of their DNA. It's legal, but experts say the practice raises questions about what the government is doing with that genetic data.

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Will the Allina-Sutter Health deal drive up the cost of health care in Minnesota?

Minneapolis-based health system says bigger will be better for patients, but economists worry about the consumer cost.

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‘I feel desperate’: Minnesota woman suffering medical emergency stuck in Texas detention • Minnesota Reformer

Andrea Pedro-Francisco was supposed to have surgery more than a month ago. A cyst on her ovary has swelled to nearly the size of a tennis ball and is now at risk of rupturing or cutting off blood supp...

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Charges dropped against three Minnesotans accused of assaulting federal agents

The defendants were initially accused of serious crimes. But when asked for evidence, the government dropped their cases.

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Because of ICE, I've Been in Hiding for Months. It Has Transformed Me. - Racket

Days of anxiety, of frustration, and of feeling that everything is on hold while the world keeps moving forward outside.

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After chancellor was abruptly let go, new leader takes the helm at University of Minnesota Morris

Michael Rodriguez, previously a dean at the U’s Twin Cities campus, aims to build on a recent reversal of declining enrollment.

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Trump administration formally denies Minnesota access to Alex Pretti evidence

Drew Evans, head of the state’s investigative agency, said the FBI once again refused access to evidence and information from the killing of Pretti at the hands of federal officers.

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What To Watch For When ICE Buys Local Warehouses

DHS is buying huge warehouses raising concerns about economic impacts on towns, adequate water and infrastructure, and outbreaks of measles, other infectious diseases.

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Opinion | At the University of Minnesota, neutrality has become censorship

"In theory, neutrality policies protect free debate by allowing the community to disagree on controversial matters. But in practice, these policies are easily weaponized to achieve the opposite — cens...

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Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents? • Minnesota Reformer

After the federal agents took the shackles off Gust Johnson’s ankles to release him from detainment, he asked for his phone back. That would be staying at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, th...

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Corporate Communications in ‘Uncertain, Stressful, and Volatile Times’: How MN Employers Failed to Address the ICE Occupation - Racket

We asked Minnesotans how their bosses responded to our statewide crisis. And boy did they tell us.

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